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CONFIG=

Language element:	system option
Default:	SAS$CONFIG, if defined. If no SAS$CONFIG process-level logical name exists, there is no default.
Valid in:	SAS invocation
OpenVMS specifics:	All aspects are host-specific; valid values for file-specification; syntax

CONFIG=file-specification

indicates the specified file is used as the configuration file, and SAS$CONFIG in your process-level logical name table is ignored. However, system-, group-, and job-level configuration files are still processed if they exist.

The value for file-specification must be a valid OpenVMS pathname or logical name. If you do not supply a file type, the type .CFG is assumed.

NOCONFIG

indicates that no process-level configuration file is processed, even if one exists. If no process-level logical name SAS$CONFIG exists, NOCONFIG is the default. The system-, group-, and job-level configuration files are still processed if they exist.

Details

The CONFIG= system option specifies the complete filename of your configuration file. This file contains SAS options that are executed automatically whenever the SAS System is invoked. You can create your own configuration file and store it in a location you choose.

System-, group-, and job-level SAS$CONFIG files are processed regardless of the value of the CONFIG= option and regardless of whether the process-level SAS$CONFIG logical name exists.

Note:   The CONFIG= system option can be specified only at SAS invocation, not in a configuration file. If you specify the CONFIG= system option in the configuration file, the option is ignored.  

In the OpenVMS environment, the configuration file can contain any SAS system option except CONFIG= and VERBOSE. If these two system options appear in a configuration file, they are ignored.

See Also

• Configuration Files

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